1942 Abdeen Palace incident

Abdeen Palace Incident (1942)
Part of Egypt in World War II

British troops at Abdeen Palace, pictured in 1942
Date4 February 1942
Location
Abdeen Palace, Cairo, Egypt
Result King Farouk narrowly avoids resignation and Mostafa el-Nahas is appointed prime minister.
Belligerents
United Kingdom Kingdom of Egypt
Commanders and leaders
Miles Lampson
Oliver Lyttelton
Robert Stone
Walter Monckton		 Farouk I 
Hussein Sirri
Mohamed Naguib

The Abdeen Palace Incident was a military confrontation that took place on 4 February 1942 at Abdeen Palace in Cairo, and nearly resulted in the forced abdication of King Farouk I. It is considered a landmark in the history of Egypt.

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